James Critchly

James Critchly was the head of accounts for the Leland Oil Development Company during the late 19th century. On 9 November 1898, he made a deal with Leviticus Cornwall's Cornwall Kerosene & Tar to explore the Wapiti Native American reservation in South Dakota in exchange for $2,000, reminding Cornwall of the overdue payment in an 1899 letter discovered on a train robbed by the Van der Linde Gang.